Through the Prism
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-25237-6 (ISBN)
The book behind Anton Corbijn’s film Squaring the Circle (the story of Hipgnosis)
Founded in 1968 by Aubrey “Po” Powell, Storm Thorgerson and Peter Christopherson, graphic design firm Hipgnosis gained a legendary status by transforming the look of album art through their designs for AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Police, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, Syd Barrett, and The Who. In this lively volume, Powell presents brutally honest, entertaining and revealing insider stories from the world of rock, featuring an eclectic cast of pop stars, comedians, actors, managers, gangsters, and inspirational world figures from 1966 on. His thrilling narrative is packed with anecdotes - from the founding of Hipgnosis to surviving drugs busts, and from the creative process behind the most iconic album artworks of all time to mounting the Pink Floyd exhibition, Their Mortal Remains - and is richly illustrated with Hipgnosis artwork and Powell’s own photographs.
Drama and creativity are the common threads throughout these amazing stories. With candor and insightful reflection, Powell reveals how he and Storm became an effective creative partnership despite their volatile relationship; how the final colour artwork for Led Zeppelin’s Houses Of The Holy was created; how the most iconic album cover of all time – The Dark Side Of The Moon – came about; and how the 2017 Pink Floyd retrospective became the largest and most successful music exhibition ever mounted by the Victoria and Albert Museum – despite the deeply antagonistic and dysfunctional relationship between Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Throughout, Powell exposes how the trappings of fame and glory upset the balance of everyday life, bringing creativity and destruction in equal measure.
Packed with exciting insider stories and anecdotes featuring famous musicians, managers, and actors, Through the Prism is a must-have for music and pop-culture fans.
With 253 illustrations
Aubrey Powell co-founded the album cover design agency Hipgnosis with Storm Thorgerson in 1968. The company was at the vanguard of rock iconography, creating some of the most innovative and surreal record cover art of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Nominated five times for a Grammy Award, Hipgnosis created more than 400 album covers for many of the biggest rock bands of the era, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney. Powell is currently the Creative Director for Pink Floyd. He is the author of Hipgnosis Portraits and Vinyl • Album • Cover • Art, also published by Thames & Hudson.
Preface – The Initial Spark
Syd Barrett – Laying Ghosts To Rest
Space Cowboys
Working With Animals – Dead Or Alive
One Giant Step – Led Zeppelin, Houses Of The Holy
Going Over To The Dark Side
Peter Gabriel – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and Going It Alone
Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars
10cc – Life Is A Minestrone
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Americana – A Brutal Landscape
The Grand Tour
Peter Grant – The Gatekeeper
If Pigs Could Fly – Pink Floyd, Animals
Moroccan Roll
On High With Paul McCartney
Miami Vice/Hawaii Versa – 10cc, Look Hear? (or: Are You Normal)
Tragedy – Barry Gibb
Designs That Slipped Through The Net
The Icing On The Cake – Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 253 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 870 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock |
| ISBN-10 | 0-500-25237-8 / 0500252378 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-500-25237-6 / 9780500252376 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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